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Projects no. 1 and 2 maps and plans

File consists primarily of maps pertaining to redevelopment project 1, areas A and D, but also contains two maps from project 2. Maps include identification plans of property to be acquired; boundaries of clearance areas; general and detailed redevelopment plans; and maps showing the layout of existing and proposed utilities.

News #2 [community forum on transportation and planning]

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the Community Forum on Transportation and Planning. Speakers include: Bruce Yorke (COPE), Buster Forester (Hastings Sunrise Senior Citizens Group), Alderman Randall (City of Burnaby), John Farser, Peggy Distefano, Dr. Henry Hightower and Vancouver residents.

Project 2 area A-2

Map is a plan for redevelopment project 2, Area A-2, showing the area bound by Clark Drive, Atlantic Street, Main Street and the waterfront. Annotations are undated pencil notations over some of the blocks.

Project 2 : generalized plan of redevelopment

Item is a map showing the boundaries of redevelopment areas ("comprehensive" and "limited"), the boundaries of clearance areas for project 1, the boundaries of clearance areas for project 2, the proposed street system and the proposed land use for the city of Vancouver from Burrard Inlet in the north to 16th Avenue in the south and from Nanaimo Street in the east to Arbutus Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : aerial photograph

Item is a map in the form of an aerial photograph, which depicting the part of the city covered by the project: from Railway Street in the north to Prior Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : condition of buildings

Item is a map showing the condition of buildings (ranging from very good to very poor), the boundaries of project 2 clearance, the boundaries of project 1 clearance and the realignment of Raymur Avenue in the area from Burrard Inlet in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : pavements, curbs and sidewalks

Item is a map showing the types of pavement, the curbs and gutters, the sidewalks, the boundaries of project 2 clearance, the boundaries of project 1 clearance and the realignment of Raymur Avenue from Railway Street in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : existing utilities, water and sewer

Item is a map showing the water pipes (10" and over), the sewers (15" and over), the direction of sewer flow, the boundaries of project 2 clearance, the boundaries of project 1 clearance and the realignment of Raymur Avenue in the area from Burrard Inlet in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : existing utilities, gas, electricity and telephone

Item is a map showing the gas lines, the overhead and underground electricity lines, the overhead and underground telephone lines, the fire alarms underground, the boundaries of project 2 clearance, the boundaries of project 1 clearance and the realignment of Raymur Avenue in the area from Railway Street in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : plan of redevelopment

Item is a map showing the boundaries of clearance areas for projects 1 and 2, the proposed land use (residential, commercial, industrial or school and park sites), the proposed ultimate street system, the new streets and lanes in projects 1 and 2, the easements in projects 1 and 2, the sites in project 2 not to be acquired and the buildings in projects 1 and 2 to be retained in the area from Burrard Inlet in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : utility diversions and rearrangements

Item is a map showing boundaries of clearance areas for project 2 (areas 5 (part), 6 and 7) and project 1 (area 3). Maps also show sewers to remain, sewers to be abandoned, water lines to remain, water lines to be abandoned, gas lines to remain, gas lines to be abandoned, power lines existing underground, proposed diversions of power lines, power lines existing overhead, proposed overhead power lines and long distance telephone lines existing underground. Larger map shows area from Hastings Street in the north to Union Street in the south and from Heatley Avenue in the east to Gore Avenue in the west. Smaller map shows area from Powell Street in the north to Hastings Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Glen Drive in the west. Item also shows estimates of costs for utility diversions and rearrangements for areas 5, 6 and 7.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Project 2, part of area "a" : identification plan

Item is a map showing city owned property, adjacent lots in same ownership, non-adjacent lots in same ownership, property to be acquired, streets and lanes to be acquired, the boundaries for project 2 clearance, the boundaries for project 1 clearance and the realignment of Raymur Ave for the area from Railway Street in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clarke Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Attached label indicates that the map was approved by Council Sept. 17, 1963.

Redevelopment Project No. 2 Plan No. 1

Item is an index plan showing the various area sub-projects for redevelopment project no. 2, and designates comprehensive vs. limited re-development areas. Area A-6 is highlighted in red.

Part of area "a" : plan of redevelopment, Strathcona

Item is a map showing the boundaries of project 1, project 2 and scheme 3, the proposed land use, the propsed ultimate street system, the new streets and lanes in projects 1 and 2, the easements in projects 1 and 2, the sites in project 2 not to be acquired, the buildings in projects 1 and 2 to be retained and the area a-6 (north) in the area from Railway Street in the north to Atlantic Street in the south and from Clark Drive in the east to Main Street in the west.

Redevelopment project no. 2 area a-6, including existing blocks 72, 73, 87, 88, D.L. 196 : site plan and general location of utilities plan no. 3

Item is a map created to depict utilities in the proposed project 2 area 6. The map shows fire alarms, sewer lines, water lines, gas lines, underground telephone lines, underground power lines, underground vaults, and curbs. Also noted are existing buildings which may be cleared in future projects, existing buildings in immediate vicinity of area a-6 which may remain, existing subdivisions to be cancelled, easement boundaries, approximate elevations at street intersections, approximate locations at contours and areas for disposal ("private development" and "public housing").

Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and district [assessment districts]

Item is a printed map of greater Vancouver which has been used as a base map. The base map is the 1924 version of the Commercial Map of Greater Vancouver and District. On this copy has been drawn the boundaries of districts, numbered 1-12; inside the drawn boundaries are each district's area in acrea, population and assessed value of property. While the base map is of the pre-amalgamation municipalities, the assessment districts (?) cover the entire post-amalgamation extent of Vancouver.

Plan of government subdivision at Point Grey, B.C.

Item is a sheet which has been excised from the Journal of the Town Planning Institute, December 1925 issue. The sheet consists of two street layout plans and an illustration. The street layout plans show current and proposed revised street layouts for the area of Point Grey bounded by Highbury Street, Eighth Avenue, Imperial Street, and Tenth Avenue. The illustration depicts the view north from the proposed development area.

Map of Vancouver Unemployment and Relief [BC]

The map shows relief and elevations of Vancouver. It depicts streets, parks, and railways, and residential and industrial areas.
The annotations in black ink trace parts of the map: names, railways, and the coast line. The amendments also show Cases and Persons of Domiciled Residents in the Vancouver Area, in May 1934. The map also lists statistics of approximate Cases and Persons of Transient Families and Single Women, and Single Homeless Men.
Pensions and Compensation statistics are also compiled for: Mothers Pensions, Old Age Pensions, War Pensions, amd Workmen's Compensation as of the population of Vancouver in 1931.
The westernmost boundary of the map is Boundary Road and the easternmost boundary is the University of British Columbia while the northernmost is the Burrard Inlet and the southernmost is Sea Island and Lulu Island.

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